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It's amazing how many times this has been pointed out already, but it seems that Time Magazine felt the need to point it out one more time...
Read the Time article ("Eat Beef - Just Ignore the Song" by Lisa McLaughlin) here or pick up this week's (Oct 3, 2005) copy...the article and mention of the song - "There She Goes" by Sixpence None the Richer is on page 23.
Oh, and did I mention I'm the drummer on that particular song?
I'm glad to see that it's not only us Fans who are frustrated with the copy-protection schemes inherent in the music industry. It seems that the guys in SwitchFoot are frustrated too and they've posted instructions on how to circumvent the copy-protection on their current album.
Check out the article here.
And another article here from Celebrity Access.
Purchase the new Switchfoot album and support these guys for taking a stand!
Copy Protection must go! How long until the industry gets a clue?
From Gina Fant-Saez:
3. Launch Date: I am so deeply sorry to have to tell you guys this, but we had some VERY disappointing news this week that will push our launch date back to November 1st. Our goal was to launch at AES – BUT - In the testing of the site, we discovered that our choice of programming language was not fast enough or good enough to meet the standards we wanted. Our only choice, was to reprogram the entire site in a newer, faster language. Yes- we are re-programming the entire website. No small feat...
What you see up right now is just a shell that we built so we could start building the database. The entire site is beyond imagination. We can not wait to unveil it. We will have all the pieces put together as a demo at AES – so you will be able to simulate a real session – I was hoping it would be the real thing for AES – but hey – we’ll do that at NAMM in January.
In the long run, we know this delay will be worth all of our patience. We do not want to launch with a buggy, clunky site. We know how important it is for eSession to make a strong first impression – not only for the incredible palette of talent we represent but also for the speed, efficiency and innovation of our website. So – we’ll be off and running on Nov 1st. We will start testing with eTalent members just after AES in mid October.
So, all this means you're going to have to wait awhile before you book that online session with me and Dweezil. If you'd like to book a session with me before eSession comes online, you can always contact me via my contact page.
I feel like he's preaching to the choir here...but I thought it was interesting that even though Music Companies make more money with a sale of a song at iTunes (then when selling a traditional CD), the Music Companies are asking for more money!
Read the article at Forbes here...
Yep, the music industry is changing and it's exciting to see where we'll all end up because of it...
I've been busy over at MySpace, setting up a way to meet new folks through that great social networking tool. Originally I set up a space for my (hopefully one day) band and then it occurred to me that it might be better for me to just set up a regular site to promote myself as a drummer for hire...so with that in mind I set up my dale baker drummer my space site. You can view it here.
Also, as word continues to spread throughout the industry about the eSession site and service, I received word that you can access my my specific eSession profile directly (or any eSession artist for that matter).
Just go to www.eSession.com/dalebaker
Once there you can send a session work request to me via eSession.
Most of you who are reading this know that you can reach me directly via a comment on this specific post or by using my contact page. So it remains to be seen if eSession will be all that important to me, but still it's nice to be included in their database of talent. And believe me, I'll be the first to let you know if I end up doing a session with Tony Levin!
The other night, I played with Anna Hutto (and Sam Hensley) here in town. They were doing a concert at St Philips Episcopal church as part of the church's music series which raises money for the local Urban Ministries. I originally thought I'd just sit in with her on a couple of songs, but instead ended up playing the entire night with her. It was fun to reconnect with her and Sam and to play some of the songs I recorded with them in a live setting.
Oh how I hate to buy tickets in advance. I'd rather wait until the night of the show and try my luck. But the Sigur Ros show here in Durham was sold-out. Serves me right for not being more on the ball.
When my friend Rob said that he and his wife were really wanting to go see the show, but had been unable to get tickets, we decided to see if we could get into the show somehow. So Rob and I went down at 4:30 first, to see if we could get backstage (which we did) and meet a band member (we didn't) but we did get to hear the drummer soundchecking for a bit, until we were politely escorted from the theatre. Then we came back to the box office at 7:15 and started doing what we could to find tickets...it looked hopeless, but eventually the ticket manager said for us to hang around and he'd see what he could do.
Well, about 45 minutes later, he tells us to come inside and that he's got some tickets for us...they end up being some of the best seats in the house! About six rows back on the floor, center with a clear unobstructed view of the stage. We couldn't believe our luck. And the show...was awesome. I'm so glad I was able to see them live. Magical stuff. And it was all music...no talking between songs...no hit singles to promote...just music and images and sound. Very cool...almost like going to the theatre or watching a classical music ensemble. If you get a chance to see them on this tour...please do. It's worth it.
I couldn't sleep this morning and so was up at 4:00am...but this was a good thing. It allowed me to upload some brushes into Photoshop and create the new header you now see on this page. I picked up the brushes for free from http://brushes.500ml.org I think the brush set I used was Fruit Box Labels Two (or Three).
And as far as Fonts go, I really like browsing Veer's site and House Industries' site.
And of course none of my creative noodling would be possible on the internet if it wasn't for TypePad's amazingly simple interface and tweak-ability. I figure at some point, I'll be a man about it all and get a real server and design my site by hand using PHP, MySQL, and Movable Type or something similar, but until then, I don't mind paying a little bit extra to mess around and try stuff out in TypePad. I don't ever have to worry about debugging something, and if for some reason I really mess up, I can always just go back to using TypePad's default templates, which is nice.
Well, that's it for now...hope you like the new header...cheers!
Well, this is the post where I was going to talk about a certain tree climbing incident...but after some careful thought, I decided to not post anything. Sorry to disappoint those of you who've been wanting the juicy details...
In other news...I've put up a few more songs over on my Session Demo page...check 'em out if you want. I posted tracks from The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers, Kim Taylor, Sixpence, and The Basics. The songs are all pretty diverse in their styles and tempos...
So I've put up another site on this 'ole web and it's over at MySpace for those of you that are interested.
Check it out here.
Nothing fancy there...though I do have a blog post with links to the various artists I've played with that have MySpace sites. It's a quick way to hear some of the more recent stuff I've recorded and played on. I'm still in the process of uploading tunes to the Session Demo section of this site...so between my site here and the MySpace blog you should have a pretty good idea of what I sound like.
Sixpence None the Richer: This Beautiful Mess
The second CD Sixpence recorded was my first with the band. We tracked the rhythm tracks in 4 days at Omni Sound studios in Nashville. Armand John Petri produced and many fans say that this is their favorite Sixpence album.
Sixpence None The Richer: Sixpence None The Richer
The Grammy nominated, RIAA Certified Platinum selling album that featured the breakout hit, "Kiss Me." Produced by Steve Taylor and wonderfully engineered and mixed by Russ Long, with additional mixing by Bob Clearmountain. The follow-up hit, "There She Goes" was also later added to this album.
Sixpence None the Richer: The Best of Sixpence None the Richer
Includes the hits "Kiss Me," "There She Goes," and "Breathe Your Name" and many other of the songs I played on and helped promote during my 7+ years with the band.
Sixpence None the Richer: Tickets for a Prayer Wheel
Out-takes and B-Sides from Sixpence's "This Beautiful Mess" CD. There were some extended jams, a live track, some moody percussion and even a re-mix done by friend and former roommate, Sal Salvador. Not only does this CD feature my drumming, and vocals(!), but I make my producing debut on this album with an angst-filled vibey take on an old Patsy Cline song.
Sixpence None the Richer: Mega 3 Collection
Includes Sixpence's first 3 CD's. Of these 3 CD's my drumming only appears on the 2nd and 3rd disc. The first CD featured the drumming of Chris Dodds, one of my favorite people and drummers.
Sixpence None the Richer: There She Goes
CD single of the 11th hour addition to Sixpence's self-titled album which helped solidify Sixpence as a legitmate "Breakthrough Artist" according to R&R magazine. The song went on to become a Top 10 Single with an appealing video (featuring "Saving Private Ryan" star, Adam Goldberg), by director and good friend of the band, Brandon Dickerson.
Sixpence None the Richer: Breathe Your Name / Northern Lights
CD single of the Top 20 hit, Breathe Your Name w/ non-album track Northern Lights, from Sixpence's Divine Discontent record. Both songs feature my drumming.
Sixpence None the Richer: Collage: A Portrait of Their Best
A compilation of the best tracks from the band's REX years. And yes, that's me in the corner with the beard and glasses.
Sixpence None the Richer: Kiss Me
Imported Single of the most played song from the year 2000. This song features my drumming and went to the top of the charts in over 10 countries (US, UK, Canada, Israel, Japan, etc...). I also appeared in all the videos and TV appearances that helped promote this song. Interesting side note: this song was chosen by Britain's Royal Family to be played for over 200 Million viewers during Prince Edward's 1999 wedding.
Sixpence None the Richer: I Can't Catch You
Import Single of a song from the band's self-titled album. This was one of the songs Bob Clearmountain mixed and it was honor to have him work his magic on my drum tracks!
[Various Artists]: City on a Hill: Collection
I played on the first City on a Hill CD as well as a track or two on the second CD.
[Various Artists]: Return Of The Grievous Angel: Tribute To Gram Parsons
I played drums with the Rolling Creek Dippers, aka: Buddy and Julie Miller, Victoria Williams, Mark Olsen, Jim Lauderdale.
[Various Artists]: Roaring Lambs
I played drums with Sixpence None the Richer, Emmylou Harris, Steve Taylor and percussion with Burlap to Cashmere on this CD.
[Various Artists]: Exodus
I played with Sixpence None the Richer, Michael W. Smith, and Kenny Meeks on this CD.
Kim Taylor: So Black, So Bright
I played drums on this CD that was produced by Jack Henderson. This is one of my favorite projects to have played on. Some of the tracks feature Linford and Karin from Over the Rhine as well.
[Various Artists]: Making God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian Wilson
I played drums and percussion (timpani, chimes, beat box) on Jason Harrod's version of "In My Room" for this Brian Wilson tribute album.
Rebecca St. James: Transform
I played on a track produced by Matt Bronlewee, that featured the London Symphony Orchestra and some very "Bjork" sounding vocals by Rebecca. I think we did about 40 tracks of various percussion overdubs for this track too.
[Various Artists]: Never Say Dinosaur
My first time to work with producer Brent Bourgeois and one of my first times in the studio with Sixpence. I borrowed a whole bunch of percussion from Steve Hindalong and had a great time overdubbing frame drums, rattan shakers and the like. The track ended up sounding very Daniel Lanois-ish with some Peter Gabriel-esq type layers thrown in for good measure.
[various artists]: Here On Earth (2000 Film)
This Soundtrack album features two songs I did with Sixpence, one a cover of a Sam Phillips/ T-Bone Burnett song: "I Need Love" and the other, the opening track ("We Have Forgotten") from Sixpence's self-titled record.
[various artists]: Snow Day: Music From The Motion Picture
Sixpence's version of The La's tune, "There She Goes" is on this soundtrack album. And yes, I'm playing drums on that song...
[various artists]: Bounce: Music from and Inspired by the Miramax Motion Picture (2000 film)
Another song ("Love") I did with Sixpence from their self-titled album, appears on this soundtrack. Mark Nash and I played a drum duet of sorts to get the primal heavy-handed approach needed for this wonderful song.
[various artists]: Dick
One of my favorite tracks. Everytime I hear this song ("Dancing Queen"), I can't help but think of Alan Partridge.
Sixpence None the Richer: Divine Discontent
Even though I quit playing with the band in 2001, the bulk of this record was recorded in 2000, and so my playing is featured on more than half the tracks on this record. Produced by Paul Fox, beautifully engineered by Mark Chevalier and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge.
Sixpence None the Richer: The Early Years
New Sixpence compilation from the REX years. Includes songs and b-sides from the early work I recorded with Sixpence - pre "Kiss Me" era.
Steve Hindalong, et.al: City on a Hill: Reflections on Our Spiritual Journey (Ccm Book)
Okay, this is a book. But I wrote the first essay that appears in the book and took all the photos that appear as well. You can actually read my essay by clicking this link and "looking inside the book." Fun, huh?
Various Artists: Pointfolio 1.0
A radio station compilation featuring in-studio and concert live cuts.
Includes, Sixpence doing "Kiss Me"(with me on drums), and Fleming and John's "Ugly Girl", Dido, BareNaked Ladies, etc.
Plumb
Loops, fragments of songs and lots of percussion is what I remember from this session. Producer Dan Haseltine and Matt Bronlewee made this a fun and creative time in the studio. It was great to be a part of the debut album of such a phenomenal artist (am I gushing to much here?).
[various Artists] : Felicity: Senior Year (tv soundtrack)
Features "Melody of You" a beautiful song by Sixpence None the Richer that I played drums on and was featured on the series final episode (I think).
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